Tom: G
G
I remember when we were five
C
A couple of kids sitting side by side
G
On a picture perfect day on the way
C*
to school
G
Along came Brendon Jimmy James
C
With his golden hair and his angel face
G
He stole my brand new bike
C*
and my girlfriend too
(He stole you too)
G* D* C*
All of the nights that I've spent alone
G* D* C*
Am I the dog who doesn't get the bone
Chorus:
G
Tell me what I gotta do
D
Gotta walk across the wire for you
C
Gotta catch a bullet in my teeth
G
Do pushups in the desert heat
G
Tame a lion, get black and blue
D
From boxing with a kangaroo
C
Still you never notice what it is I'm going through
G D C
How do I get to be the guy who gets to be with you
G*
How do I get to be with you
G
Midnight strikes and the line is long
C
For the monster movie marathon
G
When I get the guts to ask you to the prom
C
Thanks but no you say to me
G
'Cause Captain Dan on the football team
C
Is so good-lookin and he's twice as strong
(he's twice as strong)
G* D* C*
All of the days that I've dreamed of love
G* D* C*
My time has come now - I've dreamed enough
Chorus:
G
Tell me what I gotta do
D
Gotta walk across the wire for you
C
Gotta catch a bullet in my teeth
G
Do pushups in the desert heat
G
Tame a lion, get black and blue
D
From boxing with a kangaroo
C
Still you never notice what it is I'm going through
G D C
How do I get to be the guy who gets to be with you
G*
How do I get to be with you
C* G*
I can see us in the future
C*
Girl in the picture
G*
Where are you now
C* G*
Remember when you see me waving
C*
It's not 'cause I'm waving
D*
You're watching me drown
G* D* C*
All of the nights that I've spent alone
G* D* C*
Why can't you throw this dog a bone
Chorus:
G
Tell me what I gotta do
D
Gotta walk across the wire for you
C
Gotta catch a bullet in my teeth
G
Do pushups in the desert heat
G
Tame a lion, get black and blue
D
From boxing with a kangaroo
C
Still you never notice what it is I'm going through
G D C
How do I get to be the guy who gets to be with you
C
Shoot myself into outer space
C
Lose the cops in a getaway chase
G D C
How do I get to be the guy who gets to be with you
C
Save a baby in a burning fire
C
Be the man that you desire
G D C
How do I get to be the guy who gets to be with you
G*
How do I get to be with you
